Performances this week

See who is on stage this week in popular music, classical music, dance and theater.

See who is on stage this week in popular music, classical music, dance and theater.

Popular music

• A British retro-rock band the Darkness has returned with falsetto-spewing frontman Justin Hawkins and a new album, Hot Cakes. The party is set for Wednesday in the Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25, or $28 the day of the show. Call 614-461-5483 or visit www.promowestlive.com.

• Formed in Cincinnati and based in Texas, the garage-rockers of Heartless Bastards will cozy up to listeners on Thursday in the Basement. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Call 614-461-5843 or visit www.promowestlive.com .

• Touring to promote his second major-label effort, Free the Music, country singer-songwriter Jerrod Niemann will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Bluestone, 583 E. Broad St. Tickets cost $15. Call 614-884-4646 or visit www.liveatthebluestone.com.

• The North Carolina group Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute will salute the gloved one on Friday in the Newport Music Hall. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Call 614-461-5483 or visit www.promowestlive.com.

• The West Virginia nu-metal blasters of Bobaflex will turn up the volume on Saturday in the Alrosa Villa, 5055 Sinclair Rd. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Call 614-885-9125 or visit www.alrosavilla.com.

• Best-known for its 2004 debut single Somewhere Only We Know, the piano-pounding British pop-rock outfit Keane has carried on — most recently with a fourth studio album, Strangeland — and a Saturday show in the Newport Music Hall. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $26.50, or $28 the day of the show.

• Music director-designate David Danzmayr will lead ProMusica Chamber Orchestra concerts featuring Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) and Scottish marimba player Colin Currie in Kurt Schwertsik’s Now you hear me, now you don’t at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. next Sunday in the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. Tickets cost $10 to $49. Call 614-464-0066 or contact Ticketmaster. For more information, visit www.promusicacolumbus.org.

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Dance

• “Shifting Focus” will feature original contemporary dances by student choreographers in the Ohio State University Department of Dance at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Ave. Tickets cost $5. Call 614-292-2295 or visit www.dance.osu.edu.

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Jazz

• Get up close and personal with Columbus jazz singer Sabrina Tutstone during a “Backstage at the Lincoln” concert — in which listeners are seated on an intimate stage with the performer — at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St. Tickets cost $10. Call 614-469-0939 or visit www.capa.com.

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Theater

• Shadowbox Live will present The Best of Stage 2 — with songs, sketches and monologues from Burlesque de Voyage, Killer Blues, Torch Songs and Vampires — at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 10 (no performances March 13 or April 3) at 503 S. Front St. Tickets cost $30, or $20 for students and senior citizens. Call 614-416-7625 or visit www.shadowboxlive.org.

How to reach Ticketmaster: 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com

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